# Accident 19790813021879A: Hynes B2B, Wasilla, AK, August 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2183U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2183U-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 51 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813021879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER LANDING OFF AIRPORT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND LANDED SHORT ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC79DAG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG78), Aug 13, 1979: Brantly B-2B (N2183U), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2183U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060401004719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060401004719A), Apr 1, 2006: Hynes B2B (N2183U), Cullman, AL, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] departed from his privately owned heliport located on his property adjacent to his residence [privacy data omitted] .…
- [Accident 19770715029319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715029319A), Jul 15, 1977: Hynes B2B (N2183U), Ringwood, IL, Substantial damage. 1/8 Inch pollen build-up on t/r blades. Pollen residue found on destroyed m/r blades.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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